Combating Food Insecurity Together

The City of St. Petersburg is introducing a new program called the Healthy Food Action Plan, aimed at addressing the social, environmental, economic, and physical aspects of food access and security in St. Pete through programs, projects, partnerships, and policies. The Healthy Food Action Plan project is funded by the federal allocation of funds to the City through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and will be operated by Healthy St. Pete, a division of the City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department.

Healthy St. Pete will host community engagement and outreach activities aimed at informing the strategies and priorities of the program.

This project will focus specifically on 16 census tracks designated by the City as Healthy Food Priority Areas. These census tracks have limited access to a variety of food retail options, transportation, nutrition education, and income barriers are of particular concern within the Healthy Food Priority Areas. The Healthy Food Action Plan utilizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service tool, Food Access Research Atlas, to identify which areas of St. Pete are considered Healthy Food Priority Areas. Each community identified has a 20% or greater prevalence of poverty and a significant or majority number of residents without access to a healthy food retailer within ½ mile, considering walkability and no vehicle access.

Through authentic participatory engagement and stakeholder collaboration, a multi-faceted community engagement approach will launch starting in November 2023. Residents are encouraged to attend a community engagement or outreach event to share their ideas, vision, and voice as we work together for a healthy and equitable St. Pete.

Take the Community Food Survey

Community Food Forums

Free to attend and open to the public

Past Events

January 9, 2024 at 6 p.m.
Campbell Park Recreation Center
601 14th St. S.

November 14, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
Childs Park Recreation Center
14301 13th Ave. S.

November 15, 2023 at 3 p.m. - Virtual
Visit Healthystpetefl.com for the link to join the conversation

November 28, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
Frank Pierce Recreation Center
2000 7th St. S.

December 11, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.
Enoch D. Davis Center
1111 18th Ave. S.

December 13, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. - Virtual
Visit Healthystpetefl.com for the link to join the conversation

To learn more about the Healthy Food Action Plan, contact Healthy St. Pete at 727-892-5994 or visit healthystpetefl.com.